topic Re: Which Laptop Will Run Archicad 10 in Installation & update

Which Laptop Will Run Archicad 10

Anonymous — Thu, 05 Apr 2007 10:27:00 GMT

Wondering if you can help me- I would like to buy a laptop for home use that will run archicad 10- not at lightning speed but comfortably-
Have looked a dell inspiron 9400 retailing at approx £760 but am getting different feedback-not quick enough etc.
Its for a little home use only- not full time and I like the idea of it not taking up the space a hard drive etc will!
Any comments re its ability to run the package would be useful. I really haven't a clue about the set up of computers.

Thankyou

Re: Which Laptop Will Run Archicad 10

Gerald Hoffman — Thu, 05 Apr 2007 14:49:06 GMT

I just purchased the one listed in my signature below and find it very good. The video is very good and I drive a 24" panel monitor easily. It as a DVI video output which a lot of laptops don't have.

It was a little pricey but I am hoping to get at least 3 years out of it. I now use this as my sole computer. I bought an ESATA 250 MB hard drive that I use as a backup for all my data files and actually run my Archicad files from it as it is faster than the laptop drive by 10-15%.

Hope this helps.

Re: Which Laptop Will Run Archicad 10

Stephen Dolbee — Thu, 05 Apr 2007 14:53:04 GMT

Dell's 9400 is a good machine. However, other users on this forum have recommended not using windows vista. So, see if you can get the 9400 with XP, instead. Also, get it with a 256 video card, since the memory is otherwise "shared" with the video.
From what I have heard about the Macbook Pro, I will be tempted to go to the other side, next time around.

Re: Which Laptop Will Run Archicad 10

Greg Kmethy — Fri, 06 Apr 2007 13:24:45 GMT

We have an article about what you should consider when buying a computer for ArchiCAD:
http://archicadwiki.com/What_kind_of_machine_should_I_buy
In case of laptops video card and display size matters. Shared video memory is not the best option, but even more important IMHO is the screen resolution: I recommend something bigger than 1280*1024